Ernest Worthington Blee
November 23, 1926 - January 3, 2015

Ernest Worthington Blee, a resident of Alamo, California since 1963, died on January 3, 2015.  Ernie was born in La Puente, California in 1926 to Robert Henry and Fairy Abiah Blee.  His mother died during childbirth so he was raised by his aunt and uncle, Dallas and J. Worthington Means, in Tustin, California.  He continued to maintained a close relationship with his father and 3 older siblings.  He was a Veteran of WWII, as a radio operator for the US Coastguard.  After his military service he attended UC Berkeley, earning a degree in civil engineering.  He enjoyed a long career with Caltrans, where he was the senior resident engineer for the Antioch Bridge and later worked with Sverdrup Corp and Jacobs.  He was an avid outdoorsman and relished his time spent with family and friends, boating, fishing, water and snow skiing as well as writing his novel.

Ernie was fun-loving with a generous heart and a natural born talent as a coach and teacher:  He coached little league baseball; tirelessly taught many to water and snow ski and was never too busy to lend a hand.  He helped others analyze complicated household fix-its and spent countless hours at he kitchen table patiently giving instructions to his chiidren and grandchildren on how to solve tedious math homework poblems (whether they wanted it or not).  He was a member of the Antioch Yacht Club and the Walnut Creek Sportman Club.

Ernest was a dedicated and loving husband and father, and a caring and attentive grandfather.  He is survived by his two sons; Jeffrey (Cheryl) and Michael (Pamela) Blee; daughter, Debra (Gary) Beauregard and his 10 grandchildren:  Daniel (Sarah), Steven, Brian and Scott Blee; Elizabeth, Schuyler and Nicholas Blee; Savannah, Matthew and Alec Beauregard; as well as his long-time companion and fiancée, Marylou Cox.   Ernest was preceeded in death by his wife of 46 years, Susan.  
He died with his boots on.
He will be missed...